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Pet businesses in Bee County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Bee County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,304 of 2,200 scored counties
#113 of 144 scored counties in Texas

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On pets · $752 a household
Spending per listing
$473K
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.9
53% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,515
+4.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 pet businesses in Bee County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 15.9 per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Households in Bee County spend about $6.6M a year on pets, or $752 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $473K of household spending for each business on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bee County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,936 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.8M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bee County.

Population estimates show Bee County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Bee County is 46 (lower middle), #1,304 of 2,200 scored counties and #113 of 144 scored counties in Texas.

How Bee County compares

The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Pet businesses in Bee County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBee CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.99.810.4
Spending per listing$473K$972K$878K
Households per official establishment2,9361,9661,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$752$950$909
Median household income$57,673$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4676

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bee County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Bee County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,515+4.7% since 2020
Households
8,807
Median age
35.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
880 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$57,673+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,500
Median home value
$111,300
Jobs located here
7,733
Daytime population
28,081Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bee County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ector County, TX87375.7$1.5M+5.0%#12 of 2,200
2Fort Bend County, TX862428.3$1.4M+17.4%#18 of 2,200
3Midland County, TX85537.8$1.3M+10.0%#24 of 2,200
4Blanco County, TX85611.6$855K+18.6%#33 of 2,200
5Webb County, TX84425.2$1.5M+5.2%#36 of 2,200
6Harris County, TX841,3477.7$1.2M+6.6%#38 of 2,200
7Ellis County, TX83679.3$1.1M+24.0%#42 of 2,200
8Milam County, TX8176.9$1.2M+6.0%#58 of 2,200
9Hill County, TX80107.3$1.1M+9.8%#69 of 2,200
10Dallas County, TX796826.9$1.4M+1.9%#80 of 2,200
113Bee County, TX461415.9$473K+4.7%#1,304 of 2,200

Other business types in Bee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Bee County, TX?

There are 14 pet businesses on map listings in Bee County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bee County, TX spend on pets?

About $6.6M a year, or $752 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $473K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,807 households in Bee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bee County, TX compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Bee County has 15.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $473K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Bee County would have about 8, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,936 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Bee County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Bee County at 32,515 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,807 households. The median household income in Bee County is $57,673 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Bee County scores 46 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,304 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Bee County

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